Outdoor drifting safety tips

Security over the rapids

Reach the rapids before, to predict the flow direction; then greeted us your oars, the pin is retracted inside the boat together, hands grasping on the edge of the boat rope protective, body bent low, do not stand up, hold the boat body weight remained stable, the general can survive.

Out of the whirlpool

River flow is darker, often appear whirlpool, at this time should try to avoid being involved, bypass and. If being involved in it, to keep calm, let the boat along the migratory flow rotating, etc. to swirl when the peripheral, everybody to paddle can break.

To avoid collision

Keep smooth, avoid a collision is drifting process should abide by the principles. It can't escape when the boat body, will control in head-on collision angle ( side impact easily lead to capsize ), who hold on to ropes. After the collision with the boat body parallel to the bank, this side of the occupant to receive the foot so as not to hurt. Sometimes boats and boats will be close to avoid collision, both sides should cooperate with each other to the opposite direction or against the open hull.

Be stranded

Stone dense, channel narrow, shallow water depth, quick, easy occurrence of stranded. At this time do not have to panic, available paddle against the stones, forcing the boat body is left stranded. If this doesn't work, will send water, from the side or the pull or decline the submarine body weight into the water, and pull the boat people to be quick of eye and deft of hand, safety first.

Drowning

Accidentally fell into the water, don't be confound at, life jacket buoyancy to be entrusted to float on the water, and the boat's companion should extend paddling let water grasped. If the water is far from rubber boats, to try to shore or to stay in the stone of the dorsal surface ( surface facing water flow is strong and easy to be rubber boats hit ) wait for rescue.

To capsize

Capsize multiple in fast-flowing area, often because a man overboard and postural instability caused by kayak. Turnover should keep calm, the first submarine body righting boat; to pay attention to both balanced stress, side staff climb boat when the other is to have someone down. Drop the paddle to timely back, or to slow flow zone can use hand pull.

Gas chamber rupture

This is the worst. It is time to adjust the craft personnel location, rupture gas chamber positioned not to sit; try to keep stable and wait for rescue boats.